Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fairview had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fairview had a population of 246 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Fidelity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fidelity is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Sabetha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Capioma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morrill is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Powhattan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powhattan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hamlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Hamlin has also been known as:
- Hamilton
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Granada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hiawatha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Padonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reserve
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wetmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Willis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goff is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Netawaka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Robinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Falls City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Seneca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fairview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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